What is diabetic foot care?
Diabetic foot care is the prevention and reduction of the risk of developing a wound that spreads and becomes infected, leading to foot amputation. Most of the causes cause by complications that cause nerve degeneration or damage, usually starting at the tips of the feet. There is also insufficient blood flow to the feet from stenosis of the end arteries.
The skin on the feet of diabetic patients is often very dry and easily cracked, leading to wounds. Diabetic patients often do not know that they have a wound on their feet because they do not feel pain, so they continue to use their feet to walk and bear weight as usual. The wound is therefore step on or hit. When the wound spreads or becomes infected to the bone, the doctor will consider treatment by cutting off dead cells, which may require cutting off the damaged limb or cutting off the foot in order to preserve the healthy limb.
What does foot care for diabetic patients (Foot Care) consist of?
- Providing knowledge and advice on foot health care to patients and relatives. Who care for patients in order to prevent or detect foot health problems from the beginning so that they can be treated promptly.
- Providing emergency services in เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา the event of a wound or foot problem that requires urgent treatment by a medical specialist, such as wound cleaning, wound dressing, and removal of injured and dead tissue.
- Screening for infections and providing targeted treatment
- Treatment of foot ischemia
- Find the cause of the wound and recommend ways to prevent it from recurring.
This also includes controlling blood sugar levels, blood lipids, blood pressure, and other complications related to diabetes.
Guidelines for preventing diabetic foot disease
- Maintain blood sugar levels within control by controlling your diet, exercising, and taking or injecting medication as prescribed by your doctor.
- Get your feet screen annually. Even if you don’t have numbness or sores.
- Be careful not to cause wounds on your feet.
- Take good care of your foot wounds.